Curbside Pick-up... The Bolivian WayOver the last few weeks, I have been thinking about how I could best share our life in Bolivia with our friends and family from far away. One of the biggest differences in daily living is grocery shopping (and prices!). It is a far cry from curbside pick-up...

18,000 + WORDSThis past July, I celebrated my anniversary with Bolivia. In July of 2012 I came to Bolivia for the first time, and in July of 2014 I moved to Bolivia with exactly 99.5 lbs of luggage and a backpack that probably weighed almost as much. As time has passed,...

Radical Hospitality - Sacrificing the Guinea PigFor years, I resisted the trend. I laughed in the face of Pinterest. I thought it was like a grown up version of “playing house”. Then, overnight I became a temporary first grade teacher. And Pinterest became my best friend. It turns out, Pinterest is actua...

Radical Hospitality - Guinea Pig for Lunch For years, I resisted the trend. I laughed in the face of Pinterest. I thought it was like a grown up version of “playing house”. Then, overnight I became a temporary first grade teacher. And Pinterest became my best friend. It turns out, Pinterest is actu...

One Year - In theValleyIn January of 2011, I went to a winter retreat with the campus ministry that I was involved in. I don’t remember most of what happened at that retreat. I can’t tell you the theme. I don’t remember the speaker’s name. I have no idea what he even spoke about....

Backwards SeasonsAs I scroll through Facebook, I am reminded of summer. Teachers are finishing end of year cleaning. Parents are proud of their graduating students. Students are enjoying their new freedom at the pool/river/beach. People are traveling. Even the people that a...

Waiting in Line.. For the Glory of GodI tapped my foot impatiently as I checked the time. Again. The line behind me was beginning to grumble impatiently as well. After waiting for two hours for the legal assessor to show up, I was all grumbled out. I had been in this office the day before to su...

Have You Ever?Have you ever seen someone pour beer on their car? Sprinkle beer around their house? Shoot innocent strangers with a water gun from their car? Burn fake money and incense in charcoal on their sidewalk? Come to Cochabamba today and you can! Today is a holida...

SIX MONTHSGrieving is a strange thing. In some ways, it seems like it should be a very private and personal process. In other ways, it seems like it needs to be public and shared. Public grief is a tricky thing though. Although I want to be open about how God is work...

Adventures in Shoe ShoppingThis weekend we were invited to a wedding for one of Franco's friends from Camiri. We quickly realized that we were going to need something a little nicer than our "Sunday best", since that usually involves our nicest jeans. :) As we were contemplating how ...